Opinion by Mayor Ben Bohmfalk Affordable housing has long been Carbondale’s most vexing challenge, with limited supply, seemingly unlimited demand, and no dedicated local revenue source to address it. But change is on the horizon. With housing revenue on the Nov. 8 ballot, a Board of Trustees focused on solutions, and new opportunities at the […]
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Witnessing history: A memorable day at Camp Hale
The text from the White House press liaison came while we were at dinner in Avon. My wife Bonnie would be credentialed and able to join me the next day (Oct. 12) at the ceremony where President Joe Biden would dedicate the new Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument! We had learned that the event would […]
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Volver a lo Esencial: La Ira
El otoño es una estación preciosa. ¿Quién no disfruta del colorido de los árboles, el clima fresco y cuantas otras cosas bellas que pudiéramos mencionar? A mí personalmente me encantan los productos de calabaza que se consumen en esta temporada. Y fue precisamente sentada en una plaza de nuestro valle, disfrutando un helado con mi […]
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Desde de la Clínica: Observó, Toco Y Siento: Cómo evitar el cáncer de mama y/o sobrevivir lo
El cáncer de mama es el tipo de cáncer más común en mujeres en los Estados Unidos después del cáncer de piel. Cada año, alrededor de 230,000 mujeres son diagnosticadas con cáncer de mama y 40,000 mueren por causa de esta enfermedad. La mamografía y el autoexamen mamario permiten una detección temprana, aunque en realidad […]
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The loudest voice in the room
Why do representatives sometimes vote in favor of big money instead of protecting the community? A couple of decades ago, I wrote a letter to the editor comparing Aspen to the seven deadly sins. My mother was worried, fearing the resulting community ire. The letter mostly garnered praise except for one woman who told me […]
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Letters – Oct. 20, 2022
Water plan As a 19-year-old who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and deeply appreciates the importance of water in all of our lives, I couldn’t help but notice that Colorado is revising the state’s water plan. While the Colorado Water Conservation Board recognizes the dire importance of water in our lives — their […]
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Branching Out: Call it out
Scanning the shelves at Lowes, I was already overwhelmed —parts, shapes, sizes, prices; the big box fluorescent lighting; high, industrial ceilings made for raucous acoustics. Through it all, I could hear kids giggling, and then, their dad. “That’s it! You [f-ing] kids, if I have to tell you one more time! You never behave! You […]